Willis Earl Beal Releases New EP Via BitTorrent

Before he was signed to XL imprint Hot Charity, Willis Earl Beal would leave illustrations, writing, and CD-Rs in public places around the country, turning his work into "found art." He's applying that same idea to the internet now, with the release of the Principles of a Protagonist EP, which he just released via BitTorrent (in partnership with XL/Hot Charity). The five-song EP is the soundtrack to his upcoming short animated film of the same name. It features re-recorded tracks from this year's LP Acousmatic Sorcery. Grab it here.

The short animated film, based on Beal's zine-turned-Acousmatic Sorcery supplement, will debut later this month on Beal's website. Beal is also on tour now.

Below, check out a trailer for the short, as well as Beal's performance at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.